'ملف رقم 19/109 V (C 32) العلاقات البحرينية مع القوى الأجنبية الأخرى' [ظ‎‎١‎٠] (٥٤٧/٣٠)

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From BritconRj1 Hohammerah 5
To Political Resident BuPhire
Repeated Minister ^ehrrji
No. 68
Dated and received the 7th September 19P9.
I?tME T)XATK. Governor GenerpJ. has visjted Mohammerhh
and discussed Bahrein question with me. He says he hrn
no orders from Tehran reference to exemption from
registration and denies Bahreinis right to complain to
me of forcible registration as he is saying that all
Bahreinis are Persian subjects and liable to punishment
fa: complaining to British ConsiO.at^.
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He states that Haji Hamid had comitted
political crime. Latte^jfias been deported to Iraq and
Ke^s of his shcn a,reWith thepolice.
Reply to all my protests isfthat I have
no right to interfere as Bahreinis are Persian Subjects.
Govennor General also stated that rule that governs
arbitralpcry p.rrest and ijnprisonment by police does not
'VPP-ly ^ r) Political suspects.
Police can thus imprison anyone at wil3
by stating that he is a Political suspect without
warrant of arrest. I queried this statement. He was
also under that impression that safeguard on3y applied
to Europeans. He finally agreed to telegraph to Tehran
for orders in regard to registration of Bahrejnis,
Request that you will intervene as contin-
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ued ill treatment of Bahreinis and our apparent helpleoneix
are having very bad effect locally.
A , v Mv general impression is that the
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X Persian Government means to carry out the registration
and prevent complaints to me by intimidation.
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